Winners Announced for Fifth Annual Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships

Congratulations to Ingrid Romero for second Bikini win!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2011

Winners Announced for Fifth Annual Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding,
Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Four hundred and forty-six of the top amateur competitors from around the world and USA competed in the Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships at Veterans Memorial Auditorium and the Greater Columbus Convention Center March 3-6 as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival.

Overall winners in each division include:
• Men’s Bodybuilding – Matthias Botthof of Germany
• Men’s Classic Bodybuilding – Jerzy Pisulski of Poland
• Women’s Bodybuilding – Alevtina Goroshinskaya of Russia
• Fitness – Diana Monteiro Noronha de Alemida of Brazil
• Figure – Darlene Escano of Australia
• Figure Masters – Anna Maria Giordani of USA
• Bikini – Ingrid Romero of USA

“Athletes represented 51 different countries this year making it one of the biggest international events of its kind,” said Bob Lorimer, owner of MetroFitness Gyms and the events co-producer with the Fitness Factory’s Mike Davies. “We are fortunate to collaborate with such fantastic partners like Rafael Santonja, President of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Jim Manion, President of the Nation Physique Committee who help us bring together so many talented competitors,” Lorimer added.

Overall winners at the Arnold Amateur contest in men’s bodybuilding, women’s bodybuilding, fitness, figure and bikini divisions may petition their national federations for pro status in the IFBB Professional League. Arnold Amateur winners who earn Pro cards will be invited to compete in a future Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Figure International, Fitness International or Bikini International.

Overall winners received an Arnold VIP ticket package and were recognized on stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Overall winners were also recognized at the sponsor luncheon and at the Arnold Fitness Training Seminar.

The winner of each weight or height class received a Tony Nowak Arnold Classic jacket. The top five competitors in each weight or height class received trophies. All competitors received a sponsor gift bag, 3-day admission to the Arnold Fitness EXPO and tickets to the Arnold Fitness Training Seminar.

The top five competitors are listed for each division and weight class. For a complete listing of competitors, they’re numbers and how they placed, see the official score sheet.

Overall Amateur Men’s Bodybuilding winner: Matthias Botthof of Germany.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Men’s competition include:

• Lightweight: 1st Jose Carlos de Sousa Santos, Brazil; 2nd Marcelo Honorio, Brazil; 3rd Eric Hernandez, Puerto Rico; 4th Godo Koji, Japan; 5th Jose Bustamante, Spain.

• Welterweight: 1st Zuccaro Alex, Italy; 2nd Karol Malecki, Poland; 3rd Vyacheslav Makogon, Ukraine; 4th Masucci Filippo, Italy; 5th Fabio Jose Soares Junior, Brazil.

• Light Middleweight: 1st Gilmar de Souza Silva, Brazil; 2nd Igor Losev, Russia; 3rd Anthony Marmon, USA; 4th So Ming Hei Jaffy, China; 5th Suewendley Franciska, Netherlands.

• Middleweight: 1st Foucaux Peter; 2nd Marco Cardona Espinosa, Columbia; 3rd Verdiyev Vugar, Azerbaijan; 4th Jose Leocadio Flores, Mexico; 5th Vomacka Marek, Czech Republic.

• Light Heavyweight: 1st Alexander Kodsoev, Russia; 2nd Osladil Lukas, Czech Republic; 3rd Sami Ebrahim Ali Alhaddad, Bahrain; 4th Giusto Dennis, Italy; 5th Ahmad Salim Saleh Al Harthi, Oman.

• Heavyweight: 1st Alexey Lesukov, Russia; 2nd Bures Tomas, Czech Republic; 3rd William Bonac, Netherlands; 4th Angel Higueras, Spain; 5th Marshel Herman, Netherland.

• Super Heavyweight: 1st Matthias Botthof, Germany; 2nd Antoine Vaillant, Canada; 3rd David Hoffman, Germany; 4th Julio Cesar Balestrin, Brazil; 5th Eddy Wilson, Suriname.

Overall Arnold Amateur Men’s Classic Bodybuilding winner: Jerzy Pisulski of Poland.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Men’s Classic Bodybuilding competition include:

• Class A: 1st Jesus Maria Britos Quintana, Paraguay; 2nd Chantha Yun, USA; 3rd Bob Reiner, USA.

• Class B: 1st Mriusz Balanzinski, Poland; 2nd Marcello Rafaelli Silva da Costa, Brazil; 3rd Rodolfo Eduardo Rodriguez, Paraguay; 4th Tony Roberts, USA; 5th Mark Anthony Wingson, Canada.

• Class C: 1st Jerzy Pisulski, Poland; 2nd Sitter Michal, Czech Republic; 3rd Xavier Moura, Brazil; 4th Harry Ogg, United Kingdom; 5th Luiz Vinicius Exaltacao, Brazil.

Overall Amateur Women’s Bodybuilding winner: Alevtina Goroshinskaya of Russia.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Women’s competition include:

• Lightweight: 1st Marina Lemenovskaya, Russia; 2nd Branka Njegovec, Croatia; 3rd Nathalie Falk, Germany; 4th Monika Becht, Germany; 5th Nataliia Dichkovska, Ukraine.

• Heavyweight: 1st Alevtina Goroshinskaya, Russia; 2nd Geraldine Morgan, Chile; 3rd Salla Kauranen, Finland; 4th Kyptova Katerina, Czech Republic; 5th Violet Schwarz, Germany.

Overall Amateur Fitness winner: Diana Monteiro Noronha de Alemida of Brazil.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Fitness Championship include:

• Short Class: 1st Diana Monteiro Noronha de Alemida, Brazil; 2nd Guryeva Olga, Russia; 3rd Paula Williams-Gulman, USA; 4th Shalimar Wilder, USA; 5th Samantha Kinnish, Australia.

• Tall Class: 1st Marta Aguiar Fernandez, Uruguay; 2nd Czine Szilvia, Hungary; 3rd Dvortsova Tatiana, Russia; 4th Jayla McDermott, USA; 5th Meredith Miller, USA.

Overall Amateur Figure winner: Darlene Escano of Australia.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Figure Championship include:

• Class A: 1st Angela DeFrancesco, Canada; 2nd Cheri Nguyen, USA; 3rd Chie Terui, USA; 4th Nuria Novia, New Zealand; 5th Elsie Velazquez, USA.

• Class B: 1st Irina Kiselev, USA; 2nd Giada Simari, Italy; 3rd Diane Singh, USA; 4th Lauren Jacobson, Canada; 5th Helena Chansky, USA.

• Class C: 1st Susetty Tabash, Costa Rica; 2nd Mikhaylova Natalia, Russia; 3rd Kristina O’Brien, USA; 4th Susana Romerez, USA; 5th Casey Cunliffe, USA.

• Class D: 1st Julie Mayer-Hyman, USA; 2nd Cheryl Davis, USA; 3rd Rosa Valente, USA; 4th Ashley Horner Tumon, USA; 5th Jena Robertson, USA.

• Class E: 1st Alessandra Barata Pinheiro, Brazil; 2nd Allison Moyer, USA; 3rd Francisca Dennis, Canada; 4th Jessica Rinaldi, USA; 5th Sophie Miranda, USA.

• Class F: 1st Darlene Escano, Australia; 2nd Sarah Farr, USA; 3rd Emily Zelinka, Canada; 4th Essence Ashford, USA; 5th Priscilla Edwards, USA.

Overall Amateur Figure Masters winner: Anna Maria Giordani of USA.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Figure Masters Championship include:

• Short Class: 1st Anna Maria Giordani, USA; 2nd Lynne Nichols, USA; 3rd Maria Carlone, USA; 4th Sabrina Dodson, USA; 5th Nina Cash, USA.

• Medium Class: 1st Raquel Hernandez, Spain; 2nd Linda O-Andrew, USA; 3rd Katerina Tarbox, USA; 4th Elsa Geraldo, USA; 5th Heather Ruelan, USA.

• Tall Class: 1st Tetyana Mikheychyk, Ukraine; 2nd Sandy Scamman, USA; 3rd Marlene Koekemoer, South Africa; 4th Linda Stephens, USA; 5th Andrea Ternes, USA.

Overall Amateur Bikini winner: Ingrid Romero of USA.

Other winners of the Arnold Amateur Bikini Championships include:

• Class A: 1st Alexis Kaufman, USA; 2nd Khay Rosemond, USA; 3rd Amanda Cherundolo, USA; 4th Katie Berchick, USA; 5th Mandie Taketa, USA.

• Class B: 1st Sara Maria Moylan, USA; 2nd India Paulino, USA; 3rd Diana Leigh, USA; 4th Francesca Hartman, USA; 5th Jessica Daniels, USA.

• Class C: 1st Ingrid Romero, USA; 2nd Julenoy Dias Vieira, Brazil; 3rd Sheena Lee, USA; 4th Fernanda Zanzoni Barroso, Brazil; 5th Danella Campuzano, USA.

• Class D: 1st Lindsey Nicole, USA; 2nd Anna Kuzminykh, USA; 3rd Morgan Spoon, USA; 4th Stephanie Mahoe, USA; 5th Kristie Winter, USA.

• Class E: 1st Emily Carey, USA; 2nd Crystal King, USA; 3rd Stephanie Krohn, USA; 4th Wendy Townsend, Australia; 5th Karen Bierman, USA.

• Class F: 1st Gabriela Silva Cardosa da Silva, Brazil; 2nd Sara Hoots, USA; 3rd Michele Gregor, USA; 4th Rachel Delacalzada, USA; 5th Alexandra Miller, USA.

The Arnold Sports Festival features 45 sports and events, 11 Olympic sports, 18,000 competitors, and more than 180,000 spectators.

For more information visit: www.arnoldamateur.com, and www.arnoldsportsfestival.com.